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MOL has taken in the greatest delivery portacontainer never constructed in Japan
"MOL Truth" has a cargo ability of 20.150 teu
November 2, 2017
Tuesday the Japanese company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has taken in delivery the MOL Truth who, with a cargo ability pairs to beyond 20.000 teu, largest portacontainer is never constructed in Japan. The ship is realized in the ship yard Saijo Shipyard of the Imabari Shipbuilding Co. The unit, of 189.766 gross capacities in tons, is long 400 meters and wide 58,5 meters.
MOL Truth is fifth of a series of six new ships from 20.150 teu commissioned by the Japanese company. The portacontenitori will be employed on the routes that connect Asia with the Europe North in the within of the services of the alliance THE Alliance that MOL placed side by side from the compatriots "K" Line and NYK, from the Hapag-Lloyd German and the taiwanese Yang Ming sees.
the sixth ship of the series is under construction in the ship yard Marugame Shipyard of the Imabari Shipbuilding and will be taken in delivery the next January.
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